What color is #5D473A?

#5D473A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D473A?

The RGB value is 93, 71, 58: 93 red, 71 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D473A?

The complementary color is #3A505D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D473A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D473A color

#5D473A rgb(93, 71, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5D473A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.8% green and 22.7% blue (93, 71, 58).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#5D473A color codes

HEX	`#5D473A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 71, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.12, 7.33, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.12, 13.58, 57.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.531, 7.14, 4.984)`
Decimal	`6113082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D473A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5D473A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D473A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5D473A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d473a; }
.text { color: #5d473a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d473a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 71 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d473a, #5d593a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D473A?: #5D473A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D473A?: The RGB value is 93, 71, 58: 93 red, 71 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D473A?: The complementary color is #3A505D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D473A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.